The weirdest internet video meme mashup ever

August 23, 2009 @ 8:49 pm

Like all weird stuff on the internet, this video above has a backstory. According to ‘halcy’ on Reddit:

It’s a combination of several 2channel / Nicovideo memes. The ones I recognize:

Overall, the thing is a parody of (a parody of, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8FfUqZSWJw) the racing scenes from the racing anime Initial D, which all look kind of like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv020dZXOrY. There is also a “Gutter run” in there, which is kind of the main characters signature move, where he hooks his wheels into the gutter to be able to go around the curve faster.

The dudes on the bike are from a gay wrestling porn movie. It’s popular on nicovideo and has sparked things like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9PFoBNuNMw (NSFW, duh.)

The steamroller is from Jojos Bizzare Adventure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbArvIqZzkI

The person driving the Steamroller is Kagamine Rin, a Vocaloid personification. She and Len are somehow associated with steamrollers now, presumably because both are yellow.

The background music is also a pretty distorted Vocaloid song, see that first youtube link up there.

And with that, I hope this doesn’t ruin the rest of your weekend… [via]

Watch these two guys do magic in your browser window

April 15, 2009 @ 11:24 pm

magic-browser

Everything these 2 dudes do affects your current browser window.

Thanks Heather!

What if the Coca-Cola secret formula was lost?

February 19, 2009 @ 5:08 pm

Wieden & Kennedy Portland created this funny Coca-Cola ad about the trade secret formula behind Coke. I’ve always wondered what would happen to certain companies if they’re secret formulas for their products were stolen, lost, or damaged. Of course, the story here isn’t true. It’s just part of the marketing strategy behind Coke.

Download the commercial at Motionographer (full credits there as well).